"Yes, we did, Maria and I, and it was the biggest mistake I've ever made," Schwarzenegger said. "That guy was so full of s***. I have to tell you. He said more crap and more nonsense . . . It was just nonsense. Maria talked me into it. I went, and I felt instinctively maybe I shouldn't go because I know I screwed up. I don't have to go through anyone to have to explain to me anything, you know? I apologized to Maria. I apologized to the kids. Then, I tried to move forward."

Despite the difficulty of Schwarzenegger’s divorce, he assured Stern that “it all has worked out." In part for the sake of their four children, Schwarzenegger and Shriver stayed friends.

“My kids are a straight 10," he told Stern. "I am so proud of them and I'm so in love with them."